Camberwell

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Camberwell had a similar proportion of pre-schoolers and a higher proportion of persons at post retirement age than City of Boroondara in 2016.

The Age Structure of Camberwell provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is an indicator of Camberwell's residential role and function and how it is likely to change in the future.

Service age groups divide the population into age categories that reflect typical life-stages. They indicate the level of demand for services that target people at different stages in life and how that demand is changing.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the service age groups of Camberwell in 2016 compared to City of Boroondara shows that there was a higher proportion of people in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) as well as a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (60+ years).

Overall, 22.0% of the population was aged between 0 and 17, and 24.3% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 21.4% and 21.3% respectively for City of Boroondara.

The major differences between the age structure of Camberwell and City of Boroondara were:

A larger percentage of 'Seniors (70 to 84)' (9.8% compared to 8.4%)

A larger percentage of 'Elderly aged (85 and over)' (4.0% compared to 2.9%)

A smaller percentage of 'Young workforce (25 to 34)' (10.8% compared to 13.5%)

A smaller percentage of 'Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)' (19.0% compared to 19.8%)

Emerging groups

From 2011 to 2016, Camberwell's population increased by 1,707 people (8.1%). This represents an average annual population change of 1.56% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the age structure in this area between 2011 and 2016 were in the age groups: